It is a mix of private and council housing built since the late 19th century.

The most significant homes in the area are several multi-storey blocks of council flats, which were built in the 1960s.

A council housing development took place around the centre of Leamore in the 1920s, and also included the opening of Somerfield Road, which gave Green Lane a direct link to Bloxwich town centre, and now forms part of the A34.

A 280-flat multi-storey estate was developed in the early 1960s to replace an area previously occupied by slums; it was completed in 1964.

Noddy Holder, the lead singer of Slade, grew up in Beechdale.